Increased levels of discrimination when individuals have more than one protected characteristic such as race, disability or LGBT identity were discussed at a meeting of CSP’s diversity networks on 16 November.

East Lothian Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service joined forces with local charity, Carers of East Lothian, to deliver support and information for carers of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The Scottish AHP Chronic Pain Management Network has set up a group to investigate the knowledge and training of allied health professionals working in the specialist area of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).

A debate on abolishing post-surgical precautions on movement for hip replacement patients was told that all the evidence showed that patient satisfaction was greater with no precautions and that the dislocation rate for new hips was lower.

The physiotherapy profession should consider the wider importance of research rather than focus on particular methods of collecting evidence, the first physio to be recognised as a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences has said.

All physios should undertake ‘research’ in their work setting, at whatever level is possible, a fellow of the CSP told the Association of Trauma and Orthopaedic Chartered Physiotherapists annual conference in Oxford on 26 November.

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